Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall) announced on a Dutch radio program (”Met Het Oog Op Morgen”) that he will direct a sequel to 1999’s The Thomas Crown Affair titled The Topkapi Affair. The sequel will be based on the 1964 MGM film Topkapi, and the Eric Ambler novel which it was based on, titled “The Light of the Day.” Pierce Brosnan is signed on to return. Rene Russo will not however, and instead Angelina Jolie is said to be attached to the film. The Topkapi Affair has been in development since 2002.
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